KJ parents call for support ahead of $900,000…

VALDOSTA - The parents of Kendrick Johnson are calling on supporters to gather at the Lowndes County Judicial Complex Friday morning to witness what they described as "a miscarriage of Justice." Kenneth and Jackie Johnson are expected…

Semi-truck fire shuts down I-75 southbound

VALDOSTA — A semi-truck fire has shutdown southbound lanes of Interstate 75 below mile marker 24, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The truck caught fire at approximately noon Wednesday between mile marker 22 and 23. The…

U.S. 84 east lanes blocked by wreck in…

  VALDOSTA - Troopers from Georgia State Patrol Post 31 Valdosta responded to a single vehicle crash on GA 38 (US 84) near Lake Alapaha Drive in Lowndes County at approximately 8 a.m. Wednesday. A GMC…

Citations issued in Lowndes County bus crash

VALDOSTA  - A Florida man was injured and has been issued citations for a Tuesday morning collision involving a Lowndes County school bus that sent six students and another driver to the hospital with minor injuries.…

Morning News Briefs for 4-27-16

Valdosta Fire Chief Freddie Broome has joined 14 fellow chiefs as one of the first certified by the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs during the Executive Training Session in Savannah. Certification applicants must meet four…

OPINION: Don’t make bathrooms a tool for politics

By Keelia Moeller | Minnesota Daily Target took a controversial stand on transgender bathroom policies last week by welcoming shoppers to use whichever bathroom or fitting room matches the gender with which they identify. Target’s…

OPINION: Target Policy Poses a Danger to Women…

TUPELO, Miss.—American Family Association (AFA, www.afa.net) is calling for a boycott of Target after the retail giant publicized its policy to allow transgendered individuals access to opposite-sex store bathrooms and fitting rooms. “Corporate America must…